Judge orders Gold Club manager to respond to discovery requests

The Gold Club had a motion to compel discovery responses granted in its suit against a manager who allegedly routed money away from the company and depleted its assets.

As previously reported, Fannett Entertainment, doing business as the Gold Club, filed a lawsuit June 14 in Jefferson County District Court against Jerry Golding. 

The motion was filed on May 9 and asked the court to force Golding to provide full and complete responses to its discovery requests.

On March 15 Judge Milton Shuffield, 136th District Court granted the motion, court papers say.

Court records further show that on Aug. 1, Fannett Entertainment filed a motion for entry of default judgment, stating that Golding failed to answer the suit on or before July 23.

Judge Shuffield granted the motion on Aug. 7, awarding Fannett Entertainment a judgment of $344,000.

However, on Sept. 5 Golding filed a motion for new trial, claiming that he lives out of state, never received the lawsuit and simply did not know he was being sued.

Two weeks later, Judge Shuffield granted Golding’s motion for new trial, court papers say.

According to the complaint, Fannett Entertainment claims Golding did not properly record the company’s profits and losses in addition to routing money away from the business.

When Fannett Entertainment made attempts to obtain the complete record keeping books for the company, Golding refused to return them to the company, according to the complaint.

Fannett Entertainment claims Golding breached his contract with the company.

Anthony Malley III of Moore Landrey in Beaumont represents it.

Golding is represented by Daniel Mabry, attorney for the Beaumont law firm Strong Pipkin Bissell & Ledyard.

Case No. D192-567